Chapter 21 The Little Prince
As Shen Sibai's roommate and a good friend, Lu Zimo certainly knew what Shen Sibai was going to perform on stage.
But he didn't expect that his other roommate, Xia Linxing, made exactly the same choice as Shen Sibai on the first stage!
"Is this a coincidence, or..." Lu Zimo asked tentatively.
Shen Sibai still looked calm and a little indifferent, as if Xia Linxing's song selection had not affected him at all, "Whether it was intentional or unintentional..."
He raised his head and looked at Xia Linxing who was walking onto the stage, and said calmly: "He is about to start his performance now..."
"Sigh..." Lu Zimo sighed for Shen Sibai and said sympathetically, "You too... ah, it's pure bad luck..." to meet someone like Xia Linxing.
"But I believe it!" Lu Zimo encouraged his friend, "Even if it's the same song, your performance will definitely be better than Xia Linxing's!"
Xia Linxing was walking onto the stage with somewhat stiff movements. Feeling guilty, he only noticed the gaze from Shen Sibai, despite so many other trainees' eyes being fixed on him.
Xia Linxing, who was feeling guilty for having done something bad, quickly looked away, pretending that he had not noticed Shen Sibai's gaze, and walked to the piano without looking away.
The lights dimmed, and a cold white spotlight poured down like moonlight.
Xia Linxing took a deep breath, tried to clear his mind of unnecessary thoughts, sat upright in front of the piano, and placed his hands on the keys.
The accompaniment sounded and the first note fell.
Xia Linxing's fingers flew across the black and white keys, and the sound of the piano flowed out like a stream under the moonlight, so clear that there was not a trace of impurities.
The camera moved closer and closer, and on the big screen one could even see a tiny shadow cast by Xia Linxing's drooping eyelashes under her eyes, which was gently trembling with the melody.
He approached the microphone and spoke with a clear voice that was unique to a teenager.
"Fingertips touch the starlight,
The piano keys are waiting for the opening.
I count the window panes and sing slowly..."
The studio gradually became quiet.
Xia Linxing's vocal condition is actually quite average, and his vocal range is not wide enough, but his timbre is very suitable for this song. It is like silk soaked in snow water, soft yet clear.
When it came to the chorus, Xia Linxing, who had been playing the piano with his head down, suddenly raised his eyes.
Coincidentally, the camera cut to the front of him at this moment, and a pair of beautiful eyes that seemed to contain the entire Milky Way appeared on the big screen.
Not only did he have a smile in his eyes, but when he looked at the camera, he also smiled very generously, revealing two sweet dimples on his cheeks.
"If the starlight also forgets its direction,
Then please fall into my hands.
..."
The trainees below were in an uproar.
“He’s so good at it!”
"Didn't the previous introduction say that Xia Linxing was a complete amateur with no training experience at all? Does this look like that?"
…
System 999 listened to the trainees' comments and puffed out his chest with pride.
With it, you don't need to worry about not having experience! Once its database is opened, you can find any performance experience you need!
Especially since Xia Linxing's performance had been instructed by Xie Tinglan. With the help of this electronic plug-in and Xie Tinglan's human plug-in, it would be unreasonable for Xia Linxing to fail to win the first stage.
The cold white light fell on Xia Linxing, who was wearing a white suit, and the black and white keys danced on his fingertips. When he closed his eyes and immersed himself in the piano playing, even the group of trainees who disliked Xia Linxing had to admit that -
He is like a little prince.
I don’t know why, Xia Linxing is not the best singer and his playing skills are very average, but just watching him quietly playing and singing on the stage, I feel relaxed unconsciously.
They felt like they were lying on a wide lawn, quietly looking at the sky above their heads filled with shining stars.
You don’t have to think about anything, you don’t have to do anything, just lying quietly and bathing in the night breeze is already extremely relaxing.
It was not until the last note fell that everyone reluctantly woke up from this relaxed state.
The whole audience was silent.
Xia Linxing had just come out of his immersed state of playing, his fingers still hovering on the keys, when he was startled by the unusual silence in the studio and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
"999..." Xia Linxing asked anxiously, "Is my performance... terrible?"
Before System 999 could answer, a sudden burst of applause gave him the answer.
Amidst the applause and cheers, Xia Linxing heard System 999's hoarse voice: "No! Darling! Your performance was superb!"
Xia Linxing finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled shyly at the camera moving towards her. Then, she looked nervously at the instructors sitting in front of the stage.
Especially Xie Tinglan who was sitting in the middle.
I hope Xie Tinglan doesn't feel that he has embarrassed him... Xia Linxing was praying silently in her heart when she heard Xie Tinglan say, "Good performance."
Xia Linxing's eyes suddenly lit up.
Xie Tinglan slightly turned his gaze away, avoiding Xia Linxing's sparkling eyes, and continued his objective comment: "Although the singing technique is still a little lacking, the advantage is the sincerity of the emotion."
"Teacher Xie is right," vocal instructor Ji Qingwan continued. "Your transitions are a bit stiff, and you need to work on your breath control. From a professional perspective, it's not up to standard."
"But what's rare is that your songs can resonate with people. That can't be achieved with technique alone."
"So, after discussion, the rating we give is—"
Xia Linxing held his breath nervously, waiting without blinking for the final verdict from the instructors on his efforts over the past few days.
“——B!”
"Kid, you're awesome!" System 999 immediately gave enthusiastic praise.
Xia Linxing also happily revealed the dimples on her cheeks and bowed deeply 90 degrees to the mentors.
When he stepped down and returned to his previous seat, Xia Linxing couldn't stop laughing: "999, I really did it!"
I didn’t expect him to get a “B”!!!
Xia Linxing was very clear about the level he had achieved after cramming. In his opinion, as long as he was not in Class F, it was already pretty good. He didn't expect that his performance could even get a B!
Xia Linxing was very happy. But even though he was happy, he felt like he had forgotten something.
Until "Shua——", the big screen began to scroll, and Shen Sibai's personal information appeared on the big screen.
Also displayed are the songs he will perform.
Xia Linxing: “!!!”
He remembered what he had forgotten!
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